Weekly Photo Challenge – Urban
When I started participating in the Weekly Photo Challenge, I told myself that all my pictures would be from here on the farm. But then this week’s challenge, Urban, came along, so I… Continue reading
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Puffball Mushroom Dye
Whenever I notice that I have a whole lot of something growing on the farm, I research it to see if it can be used for a dye. There were lots of puffball… Continue reading
Early 1900s Boy’s Outfit
When you have old-fashioned skills like spinning and weaving, people assume you know about all things historical, and ask you to speak about them, especially to kids. Because I think it’s so important… Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge – Merge
When I take photos outside, I can’t really see how the picture is going to look, since it’s too bright to see the LCD screen. So I just take LOTS of pictures… Continue reading
Late Summer Picnic
As you might have figured out by now, I collect all kinds of old household management books – books on cooking, sewing, cleaning, entertaining, and etiquette. One of my favorite finds (for which… Continue reading
Getting the Hang of It
I’m almost done with the sea glass quilt. I quilted the second half today, and joined the two halves together. Now all I have to do is quilt across the middle seam, and… Continue reading
Pollinator Quilt
The state forest where I volunteer asked me to speak about their pollinator garden at a teacher workshop there. Most of the pollinators are very fast-moving, and so small – even if the… Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth
So much growth is thanks to pollinators!
Henhouse Surprise
[Warning: Reptiles Ahead. For those of you who are herpetologically challenged (that’s you, Mom), I will not put my best picture at the start of this post. I will kind of ease into… Continue reading
Woolen Baby Belly Bands
My title today (say it three times fast!) is from the lovely 1914 book, Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis’s Cookbook. Published by the Success Company, this 1205-page compendium of housekeeping advice is printed… Continue reading